"The Diamond League is the next stage down from the major championships. This is where the top athletes are going to compete throughout the summer season. They go head-to-head, every country's involved in it.

"It would be brilliant for Scottish athletes if there are some lanes or places available for them to get in there, experience the home crowd, experience the procedures that are going to be in place - a really good learning curve for them ahead of the Commonwealth Games.

"It's also a great test event for all our officials and our volunteers. It means there's a better chance that the Commonwealth Games will certainly run smoothly."

And McConnell believes the Diamond League event will prove to be a "nice warm-up" for Glasgow 2014.

"The Diamond League is a really important event to athletes but there's no medals to be won there," she explained.

"The prize money [in the Diamond League] is great. Obviously, it helps athletes fund their career.

"It's at the Commonwealth Games, the World Championships, European Championships and the Olympics; they're the events that matter to the athletes the most because they're the ones they win the medals at.

"I definitely don't think it will take the shine off the Commonwealth Games, it will just enhance it."

The opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games will be staged at Celtic Park on 23 July, with Hampden hosting the athletics events and the closing ceremony on 3 August.